A single gay man is on a
relentless search for true love. There are several close encounters of the wrong
kind, princes charming turning into frogs, impossible dreams and untenable
hopes, all narrated in rich dreamy prose. Room at the Top is a superb collection
of short stories in English by Cuban writer Manuel A. López, who
arrived in the United States at age 10 during the Mariel Boatlift. His first
book of poetry in Spanish Yo, el arquero aquel was published last year
by Editorial Velámenes. He has contributed to publications including
Contratiempo, Linden Lane, and La Peregrina Magazine. A work by Lopez was among
40 poems selected to commemorate the 75th year of the disappearance of Amelia
Earhart. The collection, released in a single leather-bound volume, is on
display at the Amelia Earhart Museum in Kansas.
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